Hand and face drying device



March 11, 1930. P. EMMRICH 1,750,094

HAND AND FACE DRYING DEVICE Filed Feb. 23, 1929 Fly. 1.

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Patented Mar. 11, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PAUL EMMRICH, OIDRESDEN, GERMANY, ASSIGNOZR. TO BUDOLF CHRISTIAN VON LOEBEN, OF DRESDEN,GERMANY HAND AND FACE DRYING DEVICE Application filed February 23, 1929,Serial No.

The present invention relates to a hand and face drying device, andconsists in providing a case attached to a wall and containing amotor-driven turbine wheel, the funnel-shaped discharge'opening of thecase holding a heating appliance of a shape resembling that of thedischarge opening and hugging the inner Wall tightly so that all the airsucked up by the turbine wheel will be pressed through the heater, whilesimultaneously the device is actuated by a treadle arranged on the wallabove the floor. The drying device is secured to the wall preferably bymeans of a universal joint.

Further features of the invention will be set forth in the followingdescription and pointed out in the appended claims.

One embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical section of the drying device;Fig. 2, a horizontal section of the turbine wheel on the line ab; Fig.3, a total view of the drying device with the treadle.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the case, in which the carrier 2supports the motor 3 provided at its lower end with the heater 4, theentrance opening of the device being covered by the annular disc 5 andthe protective cap 6, the edge 7 of which extends below the top edge ofthe case 1, so that an annular entrance opening 8 is provided for theadmission of air. Immediately below the annular disc 5 the turbine wheel9 is provided and fitted with the arcuate blades 10. The turbine wheelpossesses further the axial inlet opening 11 and the radial outletopening 12 and is arranged directly on the shaft 13 of the mo tor 3.When the motor is started, the air is sucked in through the annularopening 8 and passes in the direction of the arrows under the protectivecap 6 whence it enters, through the axial opening 11, the turbine wheeland is pressed out radially by the blades 10. Finally, it passes themotor 3 and flows through the heater 4 towards the outlet opening 14 ofthe drying device, and, as the heater 4 is shaped like outlet openingand closely hugs the inner wall, the an sucked up by the turbine wheelis pressed completely through 342,247, and in Germany November 12, 1928.

the heater. The drying device 1 is secured to the wall preferably bymeans of the universal joint 15 and operated by a treadle or foot switch16.. Within the case 16 a switch is slidingly arranged and occupies aninclined 55 position. The wires 34 and 35 connect the switch with thedrying device.

I claim 1. Hand and face drying device With a heater, a turbine wheeland a motor compriso0 ing in combination a case attached to a wall andpossessing a conical outlet opening, an annular covering disc within theupper part of the case adapted to cover the inlet opening of the device,the said turbine wheel being arranged slightly below the said annularcovering disc and adapted to suck in air in an axial direction andpossessing a plurality of arcuate blades adapted to radially press outthe sucked-up air, the said motor bein arranged behind the said turbinewheel, a heat er provided within the outlet opening of the said casebehind the motor and being of the same shape as the opening so as to hugthe inner wall.

2. In a hand and face drying device with a heater, a turbine wheel and amotor, an annu lar disc adapted to cover the inlet opening of thedevice, a protective cap arranged on top of the said disc and extendingover the top so edge of the device, the said turbine wheel beingarranged slightly below the said annular covering disc with an annularinlet and adapted to suck in air in an axial direction, and a pluralityof arcuate blades forming part of the said turbine wheel and adapted toradially press out the sucked-up air.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

PAUL EMMRICH. 9o

